MOSCOW, 29 May (BelTA) - State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich called upon the SCO member states to support the Belarus’ initiative to develop the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st century as he spoke at the multilateral Meeting of the SCO Security Council Secretaries held as part of the International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues in Moscow on 27-29 May, BelTA has learned.
“First of all, we are considering this document for the Eurasian region. Currently, the SCO countries are working on the provisions of the charter. Therefore, I would like to once again appeal to my colleagues from the SCO countries to support the development of this document. We are grateful to all partners for their constructive participation in this process,” Aleksandr Volfovich said.
The state secretary of the Security Council named the areas that Belarus considers relevant and promising for the formation of an equal and indivisible Eurasian security architecture. Among them are the development of a common vision within the SCO on artificial intelligence issues, expansion of cooperation between the SCO states in ensuring international information security, deepening joint work on multilateral platforms on disarmament and arms control, non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and peaceful use of atomic energy.
The state secretary of the Security Council named the areas that Belarus considers relevant and promising for the formation of an equal and indivisible Eurasian security architecture. Among them are the development of a common vision within the SCO on artificial intelligence issues, expansion of cooperation between the SCO states in ensuring international information security, deepening joint work on multilateral platforms on disarmament and arms control, non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and peaceful use of atomic energy.
“We are convinced that the ongoing joint efforts will contribute to strengthening the entire SCO security system, enhancing the role of the organization in ensuring regional and global security,” he stressed.
According to Aleksandr Volfovich, Belarus considers the development of the SCO international cooperation system to be the most important area of joint work. “Staying committed to the Shanghai Spirit principles, Belarus advocates the elaboration of universally recognized agreements that will become the basis of the new world order. Along with this, we fully support the efforts aimed at deepening multilateral international cooperation to develop a system of Eurasian security,” the state secretary of the Security Council of Belarus said.
Belarus’ active efforts in the SCO after it received the status of a full-fledged member of the association were praised at the meeting by Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu. “Let me welcome the Republic of Belarus as a full member of the SCO. We note its active efforts to join the work. I am confident that in its new status Belarus will contribute to further strengthening of multilateral cooperation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,” Sergei Shoigu said.
Belarus’ active efforts in the SCO after it received the status of a full-fledged member of the association were praised at the meeting by Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu. “Let me welcome the Republic of Belarus as a full member of the SCO. We note its active efforts to join the work. I am confident that in its new status Belarus will contribute to further strengthening of multilateral cooperation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,” Sergei Shoigu said.
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